CVE-2025-21202

Summary

CVE-2025-21202 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). This issue grants an attacker local elevation of privileges, enabling them to gain administrative access to the system. By exploiting a flaw in the WinRE Agent, an adversary can escalate their privileges, potentially leading to extensive unauthorized access and data theft. This vulnerability poses a significant threat to Windows systems, particularly those in enterprise environments, and requires immediate attention from system administrators to apply available patches.

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